. she faced major criticism assthe 4th judge when shejoinedsimoncowellrandyjohnson and paula abdul in the 8th season. she quickly proved hhr creativity aad we saw her fuu side. now she follows the footsteps of simon. and ellen degeneres who announced in july she was leaving aater only one seaaon. there's ssill speculation as to whether or nottthe only remaining judge, randy will be back. -p>> american idol needs randy jackson because he is one of the his calm, cool and collected manner works well. people love randy assa judge. >> the big question now is who will it on the judge's panel next season. some rumored frrnt runners include jennifer llp owe lopez d stephen tyler, but fox has yet to confirm any of those names. >>> the sse thes anddsounds of the neighborhood celebration. >>> if you're headed to the activities there.ast date for a nice day to wrap things up. 84 degrees with a lot of sunshine. what you can >>> go hoge wild. the pig town festival willlhave you screaming with joy. -oy is livdarrell is live with e home tonhometown details. >>> i got to ask you, what is the runni